Talk:Catriona

How to say it
A small section on pronunciation would be good as I have heard it pronounced in 2 different ways and described those are both shown on naming sites as well.These are the main 2 I have heard RafikiSykes (talk) 16:32, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 1.Cah-tree-oh-nah
 * 2.Cah-tree-nah


 * Is there some source supporting pronounciation #1 above, or any reason to believe it is anything other than a (somewhat common) error? And even if so, should it not be listed second, i.e. not preferred, on this article page? jhawkinson (talk) 06:39, 4 April 2018 (UTC)


 * What does it mean to be an error? If a single person chooses that pronunciation, then that is their pronunciation and that is what it is. Apparently Miss Universe 2018 uses pronunciation #1 for her own name, see https://youtu.be/u2Cp1PivRm8?t=16 from 0:16 to 0:20 seconds. In of itself that doesn't make the pronunciation widespread or more common than the other, but it does lend it some further credibility. jhawkinson (talk) 21:57, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
 * "Slender with slender; broad with broad". Were it not for the "o", her name should be /ka.tri.ña/. She was named after her her paternal grandmother, Catherine. She might pronounce it as such, but one wrong pronunciation makes it right not; it's /ka.tri:.na/. Same rule that says  is pronounced /ʃa:n/.
 * Also take a look at the IPA rendering of other woman who spell their names the same; you will see /ka.tri:.na/ or equivalent, e.g., Catriona Balfe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:602:8701:2A90:A44C:6E7A:C734:C27B (talk) 11:44, 22 January 2019 (UTC)